Voice over ip telephone recording architecture

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for on-demand recording of a voice session by a telephone recording device in a telecommunication network. After establishing a voice session between the telephone recording device and at least one communication device, a user of the telephone recording device may instruct it to store voice data during the voice session so long as the voice session has not been terminated. During the voice session, the telephone recording device processes and transmits the voice data to and saved at a storage server without going through a centrally located exchange device, wherein the saved voice data is available for on-demand replay.

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         24 . A method for storing a peer-to-peer telephone conversation session between a telephone recording device and at least one communication device which does not have a recording feature, the method comprising:
 establishing the peer-to-peer telephone conversation session between the telephone recording device and the communication device through a first local switch device coupled to the telephone recording device and a second local switch coupled to the communication device and to the first local switch;   temporarily saving voice data representing the entire session in a memory buffer of the telephone recording device; and   if a save initiation signal is received during the session and before the session ends, transmitting the voice data representing the entire session from the memory buffer to a storage server coupled to the telephone recording device to store the voice data for later replay.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  further including:
 replaying at least part of the stored voice data. 
 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein establishing the peer-to-peer telephone conversation session includes establishing the session over a voice over IP telephone network. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , further including:
 generating the save initiation signal by pressing a button on the telephone recording device.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 24 , further including:
 if a save initialization signal is not received during the session and the session terminates without receiving the save initialization signal, the voice date representing the entire session is cleared from the memory buffer without transmitting the voice data to the storage server.   
     
     
         29 . A method for on-demand recording of a voice session by a telephone recording device in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:
 establishing a voice session between the telephone recording device and at least one communication device;   automatically temporarily storing voice data representing the voice session in a memory buffer device included in the telephone recording device, wherein the temporary storing is automatically initiated upon the establishment of the voice session;   receiving a save initiation signal instructing the telephone recording device to store the voice data, wherein receiving the save initiation signal can occur at any time during the voice session so long as the voice session has not been terminate; and   upon receiving the save initiation signal, transmitting all of the voice data currently stored in the memory buffer to a persistent memory device in a server, and then transmitting any forthcoming voice data included in the voice data session to the persistent memory device until the voice session is terminated.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further including:
 retrieving the stored voice data from the persistent memory device for replay some time after the voice session is terminated.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein establishing the voice session includes:
 establishing the voice session through only one single switch.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein establishing the voice session includes:
 establishing the voice session through a first hub device coupled to the telephone recording device and through a second hub device coupled to the at least one communication device.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein establishing the voice session includes:
 transmitting signals including analog signals from the communication device;   receiving the analog signals at the telephone recording device; and   digitizing the received analog signals at the telephone recording device.